Niagara Purple Eagles at Manhattan Jaspers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
59 - 77
Paulicap has season-high 20 in Manhattan's 77-59 victory
Paulicap hit 8 of 10 shots and grabbed eight rebounds.
Warren Williams had 14 points and eight rebounds for Manhattan (10-10, 6-5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Samir Stewart added 12 points.
Greg Kuakumensah had 13 points for the Purple Eagles (7-15, 5-6). Raheem Solomon added eight rebounds.
The 1994-95 Manhattan team that earned the first at-large berth in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference history and beat Oklahoma in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, was honored at Friday's game, along with that team's coach, Fran Fraschilla,
The Jaspers improve to 2-0 against the Purple Eagles this season. Manhattan defeated Niagara 67-62 on Jan. 5. Manhattan faces Quinnipiac on the road on Sunday. Niagara plays Rider on the road on Sunday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 59 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Justin Roberts Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Jesse Boyce missed Jumper. | 59 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Romar Reid Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Justin Roberts missed Three Point Jumper. | 59 - 77 |
Statistics
 NIA |
 MAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-53 | FG | 24-56 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 3-14 | 3PT | 8-23 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 14-19 | FT | 21-28 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 8 | Assists | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 22 | Fouls | 22 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 25 |
Game Information
Location: Riverdale, NY
Attendance: 1,345 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metro Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |